Baby Sister (album)

Baby Sister
Studio album by June Pointer
Released	June 15, 1983 (1983-06-15)
Studio	Studio 55 (Los Angeles, California) Larrabee Sound Studios (North Hollywood, California)
Genre	R&B
Length	58:54
Label	Planet
Producer	Richard Perry
June Pointer chronology
Baby Sister (1983) June Pointer (1989)

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AllMusic	[1]

Baby Sister is the first studio album by June Pointer, released in 1983 on the Planet label. ^{[2] [3]}

History

The album was the debut solo album by June Pointer, as still a member of the Pointer Sisters, and the album featured contribution from her sisters Anita and Ruth. The Norman Whitfield–composed "Ready for Some Action" reached No. 28 on the R&B singles chart. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]} It was quoted by author Steven Vass, that, "It was a middling connection of pop songs, ballads, and 1960s retro, and business was disappointingly slow". ^[9]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ready for Some Action"	Norman Whitfield	5:59
2.	"I Will Understand"	Ben Elliott, Burt Conrad, John Barnes	4:32
3.	"To You, My Love"	Tom Bahler	4:26
4.	"New Love, True Love"	Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Trevor Lawrence	4:23

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"I'm Ready for Love"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	3:58
6.	"You Can Do It"	Evie Sands, Richard Germinaro, Ben Weisman	4:32
7.	"Always"	David Batteau, Moon Calhoun*, Scott Shelley	3:50
8.	"My Blues Have Gone"	Kim Beacon	4:25
9.	"Don't Mess with Bill"	William "Smokey" Robinson	3:07

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes. ^{[10] [3]}

• All lead vocals by June Pointer

"Ready for Some Action"

• Bass – Nathan East
• Drums – J.R. Robinson
• Guitar – Howie Rice, George Doering and Tim May
• Fender Rhodes and synthesizers – John Barnes
• Synthesizers– Michael Nash
• Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
• Background Vocals – Clydie King, Julia Tillman Waters and Merry Clayton

"I Will Understand"

• Bass – Nathan East
• Drums – J.R. Robinson
• Guitar – George Doering and Tim May
• Keyboards and synthesizers– John Barnes
• Synthesizer – Derek Nakamoto
• Percussion – Dan Marfisi
• Background Vocals – Marva Holcolm

"To You, My Love"

• Bass – Nathan East
• Drums – J.R. Robinson
• Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr. and Tim May
• Keyboards – John Barnes
• Synthesizer – Greg Phillinganes and Ian Underwood
• Synthesizer programming – Michael Boddicker
• Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
• Background Vocals – James Ingram, Phil Perry and Phillip Ingram

"New Love, True Love"

• Bass – Nathan East
• Drums – J.R. Robinson
• Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr. and Tim May
• Keyboards – John Barnes
• Synthesizer – Greg Phillinganes, Ed Walsh and Robbie Buchanan
• Synthesizer Programming – Michael Boddicker
• Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
• Background Vocals – Anita Pointer, Clydene Jackson, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters and Ruth Pointer

"I'm Ready for Love"

• Bass – Nathan East
• Drums – J.R. Robinson
• Guitar – George Doering and Lee Ritenour
• Keyboards and synthesizers – John Barnes
• Synthesizer – Ed Walsh and Michael Boddicker
• Saxophone – Trevor Lawrence
• Background Vocals – Anita Pointer, Jim Gilstrap, Lisa Roberts, Ruth Pointer and Stephanie Spruill

"You Can Do It"

• Bass – Nathan East
• Drums – J.R. Robinson
• Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr. and Tim May
• Keyboards – John Barnes
• Synthesizer – Michael Boddicker
• Reeds – Gary Herbig and Jim Horn
• Trombone – Dick Hyde
• Trumpet – Chuck Findley and Gary Grant
• Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
• Background Vocals – Jim Gilstrap, Lisa Roberts and Stephanie Spruill

"Always"

• Bass – Nathan East
• Drums – J.R. Robinson
• Guitar – Ira Newborn
• Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr
• Keyboards – Randy Waldman
• Synthesizer – Greg Phillinganes
• Programming – Michael Boddicker
• Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
• Background Vocals – James Ingram
• Background Vocals – Phil Perry
• Background Vocals – Phillip Ingram
• Background Vocals – Ruth Pointer
• Vocals – June Pointer

My Blues Have Gone

• Bass – Nathan East
• Drums – J.R. Robinson
• Guitar – Lee Ritenour
• Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr
• Guitar – Tim May
• Keyboards – John Barnes
• Synthesizer – Ed Walsh
• Reeds – Gary Herbig
• Reeds – Jim Horn
• Trombone – Dick Hyde
• Trumpet – Chuck Findley
• Trumpet – Gary Grant
• Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
• Vocals – June Pointer

Don't Mess with Bill

• Bass – Nathan East
• Drums – J.R. Robinson
• Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr
• Guitar – Tim May
• Keyboards – John Barnes
• Organ – William Smith
• Reeds – Gary Herbig
• Reeds – Jim Horn
• Trombone – Dick Hyde
• Trumpet – Chuck Findley
• Trumpet – Gary Grant
• Vibes – Victor Feldman
• Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
• Background Vocals – Anita Pointer
• Background Vocals – Clydene Jackson
• Background Vocals – Julia Tillman Waters

References

1. "June Pointer – Baby Sister". AllMusic .
2. Pointer, Ruth (2016). Still So Excited!: My Life as a Pointer Sister. Triumph Books.
3. "June Pointer – Baby Sister". Sessiondays.com.
4. "June Pointer Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved January 28, 2024.
5. Whitburn, Joel (2006). The Billboard Book of Top 40 R & B and Hip-hop Hits. Billboard. p. 734.
6. Whitburn, Joel (1983). Joel Whitburn's Music Yearbook. Record Research Incorporated. p. 95.
7. "Billboard". April 22, 2006 – via Google Books.
8. "June Pointer Top Songs". Musicvf.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
9. Vass, Steven (February 2, 2024). Let The Music Play: How R&B Fell In Love With 80s Synths. Velocity Press. ISBN   978-1-913231-49-1 . Retrieved January 28, 2024.
10. June Pointer – Baby Sister (liner notes): 1983.

External links

• Baby Sister at AllMusic
• June Pointer at Discogs (list of releases)